
Clarity and confidence in your brand.
Aotearoa’s brand audit specialist.
Helping New Zealand businesses rediscover their brand to position competitively — before spending big on design or strategy.
Hello I’m Tim, I specialise in delivering strategic, insight-led brand audits that uncover the strengths and weaknesses within brand identities.
Coming from a creative background I don’t just talk about brands—I’ve built them, broken them down and I understand them inside out.
That hands-on experience allows me to consult at a granular, highly practical level.
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Do I need an audit?
Whether you’re a tradie business of one or a trading business of one hundred. Brand issues happen any scale.
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Maybe it is, maybe it isn’t. What an audit will do is reveal how timeless your brand is.
In some cases industries and their brands move with the trends, and a brand that has stuck through the decades can come back into trend. Your brand may not be as outdated as you think.
Recommended: Visual Audit, Tone/Messaging Audit, Social Media, Market Research, Complete Brand Audit -
That’s great. For whatever motivation is behind your decision I’ll back. What should be considered first is how much equity your brand has built and what would be lost if that brand was to change dramatically. This is a case by case basis and an audit can reveal the risks of ‘throwing the baby out with the bathwater’.
Recommended: Brand Foundations, Visual Audit, Tone/Messaging Audit, Market Research -
Most businesses don’t think about brand architecture until it’s too late. New developments pop up along the journey and decisions are made based on what’s best at the time, but usually not what’s best for the brand long term. An audit can identify what holds the most equity, whether it be the parent brand, sub-brands or products and will recommend ways to align everything holistically with minimal loss.
Recommended: Brand Architecture Alignment, Brand Foundations Audit -
Sounds like you’re looking for a revolution, not an evolution. What a brand audit can do in this situation is identify the core elements of your current brand and show ways of protecting them while allowing other elements can shift. This will keep your brand feeling familiar and fresh.
Recommended: Visual Audit, Tone/Messaging Audit -
It happens. Typically this is when there has been a lack of brand manager or ambassador throughout the journey of the business, or no clear set guidelines from the beginning. The brand gets lost and improperly used over time. With an audit, it can collate all the pieces of material produced over time and recognise the best parts to keep and the parts that should go in the bin. Then I can create a new set of guidelines for all to follow moving forward.
Recommended: Brand Foundations Audit, Visual Audit, Tone/Messaging Audit
Free tools + downloads
Brand health check
These simple exercises are designed to shift your perspective, helping you see your brand in a new light and evaluate whether it’s truly in good shape.
Voice + face match
Tone of voice and core brand messaging are often overlooked or undervalued. Looking the part is one thing—but if your words don’t live up to your visual identity, the impact falls flat.
Naming distinction
These questions are only necessary if you’re thinking of changing your brand’s name or coming up with a new one. Does yours ‘Do what it says on the tin’?
Sense + structure
These are ways brands and products can be setup to simplify the offerings and provide clarity.
Colour theory
What do your brand colours say about you? Colour is one of the most powerful elements in branding—it differentiates, evokes emotion, and makes your brand more memorable.
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Canopy Camping
ChristchurchNZ
Custom D
Davis Ogilvie
Eliza White Trust
JF Contracting
NZSSP
Strange Nature Distilling
The Oxford Group
Experience
MID
Allan Scott Wines
Calder Stewart
Citycare Group
Divine Bakers
EA Networks
Environment Canterbury
Joe’s Garage
Little Biddy
University of Canterbury
Venues Ōtautahi
LARGE
Fletcher Living
Giesen Wines
Harness Racing New Zealand
Lone Star
McCashin’s
Meridian
Mike Pero Real Estate
Ryman Healthcare
Sail GP
Scott Technology
Let’s talk
An upfront honest conversation is all we need to get the ball rolling. Leave your contact details below and I’ll be in touch.
About me
Location
Ōtautahi — Christchurch, New Zealand
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enquiries@brandnu.nz
+64 27 551 4141
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Background
With over 17 years in the advertising and marketing I’ve focused on brand analysis for businesses of all scales and industries.